Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smyths, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smyths and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smyths
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Smyths:
- 38.575903, -112.985346
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Smyths
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Smyths is near Millard County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Millard County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smyths ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,200 people
- Beaver has also been known as:
- Beaver City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
- Bloom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Cook Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
- Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
- Cove Fort ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
- Cove Fort is located in Millard County
- Cove Fort has also been known as:
- Charles Willden's Fort
- Eightmile Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Point
- Eightmile Point is located in Millard County
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Beaver County
- Iron Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Basin
- Iron Basin is located in Millard County
- Minersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
- Newhouse ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Newhouse is located in Beaver County
- Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
- Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
- Thermo ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Yellow Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County
How Far From Smyths to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smyths to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Smyths once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Smyths and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smyths to Beaver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,927 miles [12,757.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smyths, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smyths) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smyths. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5759, Longitude: -112.9853 In this case, the coordinates for Smyths have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Smyths to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.056 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.533 degrees. |